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Future Scion maybe?

Proportions suck, but all hardtop cabriolets are like this. With the top down, it's kinda funky and would be a good Cabrio sucessor...

Yeah, totally, this looks Highlander sized. Looks like the next Highlander will be Pilot/OUTLOOK-sized, then. I expect larger unibody utes to become more and more popular.

Wow, wow, wow... that's stunning and, um, polarizing. Love the frosty paint, and the vulgarity and outrageousness of it.

I kinda like the old VUE better... thought it fit Saturn's image better, but oh well, people will buy it. They might as well rename Saturn as Opel.

Sorry to make this never-ending, but you can get a S60R after incentives for $31,701, so there! :P And the S60R already has pretty much "everything you want", like heated leather, climate control, electric everything, DSC, etc. Their's was fitted with a tacky $2000 "aero" kit, $2000 special-order leather color, and $2400 stereo/moonroof package.

You can't get a new CTS-V for $38K. And I have the STS comparison with me ("$55,000 Spoilsport Sedans"), and they didn't bitch about the lack of features. Plus, the STS they tested was a V8 Luxury version, which starts at $52K.

I'd get an Odyssey instead of a FWD Pilot... more room, better fuel economy, nicer interior, better styling, less expensive, and probably similar all-weather prowess.

Because for the same price of a "regular strength" 330i, you can theoretically get a high-po S60R.

A MINI is a MINI not just from its small size, but character and agility. There have been classic stretched Minis, Minis with truck beds, and Minis with VTEC engines... they're still Minis.

My point is that the Volvo's options didn't affect the score, so they're not "stacking the deck". The S60R is still a $38K car; it just so happens that Volvo sent C/D one with $9K worth in options. It still would have scored second to last.

I like the concept of it... the airy greenhouse and all, though some parts are very Volvo-ish.

Wowwww, that's a good looking Canyon. Amazing what some paint can do. Hope they do a crew-cab, long bed version like the Tacoma.

Still waiting for the right opportunity to come out... EDIT: Oh, ooops... did I really just say that? <_< So, um, hello, I'm Michael, 5' 10", chloriney black hair/brown eyes. Not really looking, but if I were, he'd be male, any height...

How about an HHR XUV... :lol:

Re: they don't make cars people want to buy, the answer is NOT just "RWD," but ordinary, mainstream vehicles that don't seem ordinary at all. GM, IMO, has always been good at niche vehicles (C6, Solstice, SSR), and while that's good for image building, most of their cars that the majority buy are lacking. The Aura is a good start, but why can't the Malibu look like that to begin with?

I kinda like the SRX/CTS dashboard shapes... it's cool to me, and it's definately more interesting than the STS's. All it needs are more varied materials (matte cherry wood and brushed aluminum would be nice), better colors, more creative gauges, and an all-new center thingy. The current one looks like it came out of a Compaq Presario PC. Replace it with an Apple G5-look one, and it's good to go. The door panels, seats, steering wheel, and center console on the other hand... those need redesigning. Good inspiration: That wood on the left and right sides of the dash, where the side A/C vents are, that can be incorporated on the current design. If they hue the A/C vents (keep the waffle look) out of brushed or frosted metal... that'd be icy cool... almost like sculpture.

I think it's ice cool... it's more playful than the 9X concept, but less elegant.

Ehh, reads more like a press release than review.

Bangle-beautiful, of course. And in this day and age, that '78 5-series seems much more classy than that Seville. Where are the wire wheels, gold paint, vinyl roof, and hydraulics? IMO, of course.

I forgot to mention the front license plate delete and Zaino car polish...

Now if Toyota did that outside an Autoshow in Motion...

The Sixteen's looks blew me away because the design elements suited each other well. A pick-up truck with big, chrome wheels and a Sixteen grille, stunning it may be, will look, well, like a pick-up truck with big, chrome wheels and a Sixteen grille. Doesn't matter, though... Puff Diddly & Co. will love it even more.

Bah... beat that damn Sienna owner. Our Odyssey has a Pilot rear wiper, mud guards, wheel locks, and Bridgestone Turanza tires. Oh, yes.

I just think there are greater priorities than AWD for a car like the Cobalt. How about stability control or a better interior first?